About this episode

RFM discusses his past as a Mormon apologist and the ongoing impact of his research on Lehi’s Dream.

RFM was a Mormon apologist 40-years ago, and as part of that ended up writing a paper on Lehi’s Dream that was published in The Journal of Book of Mormon Studies. It is an important paper that continues to be cited by Mormon apologists in various publications and formats, even as recently as March of…  Read More » They’re Still Using My Research: RFM: 465

People in this episode

Host: RFM

Topics covered

• Mormonism
• apologetics
• Lehi's Dream
• religious studies
• scholarship

Keywords

• Mormon
• apologetics
• Lehi's Dream
• research
• scholarship
• The Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, Mormon apologists

Books & works: Lehi’s Dream

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